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Super sub Joselu’s two late goals earned Real Madrid an incredible semi-final victory against Bayern Munich and set up a UEFA Champions League (UCL) final with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern appeared to be heading to the final when Alphonso Davies cut in and blasted past Andriy Lunin after England captain Harry Kane had found him with […]

The final of the 2024 Europa League could see three Nigerians chasing glory at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin in Ireland come May 22. On Thursday (today), Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella will be in action when high-flying German champions Bayer Leverkusen host Roma at BayArena for the second leg of the semi-finals of the Europa […]

Newly appointed Super Eagles coach Finidi George says he will appoint his assistant coaches “very soon” in the wake of rumours making the rounds over the discussions between him and the Nigeria Football Federation over who works with the ex-international. Finidi was appointed as the substantive Eagles coach April 29, beating other candidates, including fellow […]

  A Nigerian man, who identified himself simply as FBI, has challenged two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to a boxing match, vowing to knock him out in the second round. Speaking with confidence, the man told Joshua to fix a fight date and time. In a new video circulating on social media […]

Former Arsenal attacker, Ian Wright, has lambasted fellow pundit Jamie Carragher for what he describes as “disrespectful” comments aimed at Manchester United midfielder Casemiro following the Red Devils’ crushing 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday. Under the helm of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United plummeted to a new nadir on Monday night as Crystal […]

Manchester United are at risk of failing to qualify for Europe next season after a dismal 4-0 thrashing at Crystal Palace left the Red Devils eighth in the Premier League. Michael Olise scored twice, either side of goals from the in-form Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell, as the Eagles’ resurgence since the appointment of Oliver Glasner as […]

Japan’s Naoya Inoue climbed off the canvas to stop Luis Nery in six rounds to retain his undisputed super-bantamweight championship in Japan. The first knockdown of his career only lit a fire in the undefeated Inoue as he outclassed Nery in front of 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome. After exchanging left-hook knockdowns in the […]

Jamie Carragher, a Liverpool legend, didn’t hold back in his criticism of Manchester United’s Casemiro following his team’s 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace. Deployed as a makeshift center-back and wearing the captain’s armband in Bruno Fernandes’ absence, Casemiro endured a nightmare performance, directly involved in two of Palace’s goals. Carragher, speaking on Monday Night Football, […]

South African club, Kaizer Chiefs have been put away by the heavy price tag of Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali. Chiefs, according to reports in South Africa have keen interest in the shot stopper but can’t afford his R30m (approximately £1.3m) transfer fee. Nwabali has been linked with several clubs since his impressive performance for […]

The tragic news of weightlifter, Oleksandr Pielieshenko’s passing reverberates through the sporting world, marking the untimely demise of a two-time European champion who proudly represented Ukraine at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Amidst the tumult of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the 30-year-old athlete answered the call of duty, joining the armed forces, as confirmed […]